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This building is part of the Franciscan convent complex. It was built in the Renaissance style in the mid sixteenth century. Its floor plan is basilica style consisting of 3 naves divided by rows of slender Tuscan columns and wattles that support its semicircular arches. The interior is large, covered with a sloped roof. The temple also has a triumphal arch, a font, neoclassical altarpieces and a wooden grid which is in the choir loft. It has an octagonal dome in the area of the presbytery with a Neoclassical style altar.Reverse:

This construction is also part of the Franciscan convent complex. The Culture House (Casa de la Cultura), a public library and the Luciano Becerra Marquez Community Regional Museum are located here now. In one of the courtyards there is a fountain called "The Fountain of the Mermaids".

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